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jooreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment, Car accident, and Death of parent
kashby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Car accident
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Vomit
cassandrakarwaski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Abandonment
emre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
It was well written and Aza's mum is a MVP in my opinion. I loved her, she just is an amazing mother from the impression I got from her.
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, and Grief
mickey__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Self harm
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
samarakroeger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book was SO BORING. It put me in a reading slump for a full month (along with a similar in a pretentious-mental health-way book, Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation) before I finally forced myself to finish it so I could return it.
I held off on reading any John Green books until now (especially when I was in the target demographic when his most popular books were released), and I can confidently conclude that there is, in fact, way too much “fake deep”ness and forced melancholy for my taste and that YA contemporary just really isn’t my genre. John Green is truly the king of unnecessary and excessive Pretentious Descriptions for literally everything and Excessive Obscure Literary Quotations Used By Teenagers (especially when looking at the sky lol). Teens don’t talk like that!!!
I do think this could be an important read for those looking for a portrayal of OCD written by someone with personal experience, as Green’s writing does emulate the feeling of intrusive thoughts in an interesting and effective way. However, I wish his experience with mental health had been recounted in more of a memoir format - I’m sure his many fans would still read it.
Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Vomit
martereadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Grief and Abandonment
Minor: Death and Suicide
ocd rep,eve_o's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Self harm
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Vomit
bethanylyndsay25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death of parent, Death, Abandonment, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Car accident
salmaemam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
Don’t if you are sensitive to heavy mental disorders like severe anxiety